OAN staff gabriella sable
10:46am – Wednesday, January 15, 2025
As the new chairman of the Department of Homeland Security and Government Oversight Committee, Republican Sen. Rand Paul wants to expose government censorship of news outlets and social media platforms that has occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. are.
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Paul (R-Kentucky) said: One America News He said he was concerned about the government influencing what people say on the air.
“I'm very concerned about the idea of the government influencing what can be said on the air,” Paul said.
Mr Paul claimed it was appalling that the government had tried to remove parts of the interview due to “misinformation”.
“we [the Government] I said this about vaccines and I don't think it's misinformation so it should be removed [that] From your interview. To me, that's a scary request,'' Paul declared.
Paul said the government is also trying to influence social media companies to block certain content. In these cases, he explained, he is less concerned about the social media platforms themselves and more concerned about government-led censorship by proxy.
“I'm not concerned at all about the government meeting with members of the media and the intimidation that comes with that,” Paul continued. “It's scary just to think that you're going to have a meeting with the FBI. You know, it doesn't matter whether they make you do something or not. There's an element of intimidation.”
Paul also argued that science is a battle against consensus.
“If you look at the history of science, the history of science is about people challenging dogma, challenging the consensus…Most of the most famous people that we think of, Galileo, etc. We’re challenging the consensus,” Paul said.
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